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\n Mortgage rates\u00a0tumbled\u00a0this week in the biggest one-week drop\u00a0since last November. It\u2019s the second straight week that rates have fallen, after rising for seven consecutive weeks.\n <\/p>\n

\n The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to an average of 7.50% in the week ending November 9, down from 7.76% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday.\n <\/p>\n

\n A year ago, the average 30-year fixed-rate reached 7.08%, its highest level in 2022. The following week, rates dropped by 47 basis points. This week saw a drop of 26 basis points from last week.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs Treasury yields decline, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped a quarter of a percent, the largest one-week decrease since last November,\u201d said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac\u2019s chief economist.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIncoming data show that household debt continues to rise, primarily due to mortgage, credit card and student loan balances,\u201d he said. \u201cMany consumers are feeling strained by the high cost of living, so unless mortgage rates decrease significantly, the housing market will remain stagnant.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The average mortgage rate is based on mortgage applications that Freddie Mac receives from thousands of lenders across the country. The survey includes only borrowers who put 20% down and have excellent credit. A current buyer\u2019s rate\u00a0may be different.\n <\/p>\n

\n Homebuyers have been shellshocked by surging rates, which have sent home loan applications and home sales down sharply. Sales hit a\u00a013-year low in September\u00a0as buyers paused their home search, waiting for more inventory and lower mortgage rates.\n <\/p>\n

\n But as mortgage rates dipped last week, there was a 2.5% increase in all applications for loans from a week ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home went up by 3%.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cApplications for both purchase and refinance loans were up over the week but remained at low levels,\u201d said Joel Kan, MBA\u2019s vice president and deputy chief economist. \u201cThe purchase index is still more than\u00a020% behind last year\u2019s pace, as many homebuyers remain on the sidelines until more for-sale\u00a0inventory becomes available.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The Federal Reserve\u2019s decision at last week\u2019s monetary policy meeting to keep interest rates where they were was good news for homebuyers struggling with sky-high mortgage rates, but the option for an additional Fed rate hike is still on the table.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cMore economic indicators are needed to determine whether the current policy is \u2018restrictive enough\u2019 to bring inflation back to the [Fed\u2019s] 2% target,\u201d said Jiayi Xu, an economist at Realtor.com.\n <\/p>\n

\n While the Fed does not set the interest rates that borrowers pay on mortgages directly, its actions influence them. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on 10-year US Treasuries, which move based on a combination of anticipation about the Fed\u2019s actions, what the Fed actually ends up doing and investors\u2019 reactions. When Treasury yields go up, so do mortgage rates; when they go down, mortgage rates tend to follow.\n <\/p>\n

\n Meanwhile, Xu\u00a0said, the October jobs report, which revealed moderate job growth and reduced wage pressures, might boost confidence among policymakers that the economy will continue to ease without the need for more Fed rate hikes in the coming months. The Fed\u2019s last rate-setting meeting of the year is scheduled for December 12-13.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs the possibility of a rate hike remains on the table, investors are likely to exercise caution in their positioning, and the expectations for [mortgage] rates to stay steady to slightly higher remains,\u201d said Xu.\n <\/p>\n

\n Homebuyers are getting a little break in rates just as unaffordability reaches new heights.\n <\/p>\n

\n While the median price of a home in October was about the same as last year, according to Realtor.com, mortgage rates that have been over 7% since mid-August have resulted in a significant increase in the cost of financing a typical home purchase.\n <\/p>\n

\n The monthly cost to buy a home has risen by over $166. That\u2019s a 7.4% increase\u00a0compared to the previous year and a new record in the year-over-year increase in the cost of buying a home, Realtor.com has found.\n <\/p>\n

\n But while mortgage rates remain relatively high, the difference between rates now and what they were a year ago has narrowed, said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright Multiple Listing Service.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIn many ways, market conditions are similar to what they were last November,\u201d she said. \u201cThe difference is that consumers have adjusted their expectations about mortgage rates.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cMany buyers are pressing on and will act quickly when they see rates dip,\u201d she said. \u201cOther prospective homebuyers will bide their time until after the first of the year, hoping for lower rates and more inventory.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n While rates are expected to come down in 2024, she said, they are not forecast to return to pandemic levels.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are in a new era for mortgage rates, where prospective homebuyers can expect rates to settle above 6%,\u201d said Sturtevant.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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